The sprawling campus was donated as a home for Civil War veterans in 1887. LA also has a unique asset to help them: A 387-acre facility on some of the country's most expensive real estate: Brentwood, in West Los Angeles. Los Angeles has the largest number of homeless veterans, nearly 4,000 according to the annual count. It's the abundance of discouragement," says Follmer. ![]() Follmer's seen many vets - including two more Purple Heart recipients - who have been wrongly turned away from the Department of Veterans Affairs or don't believe they're eligible. His goal is to help vets on the street tap into the array of economic, health and housing benefits they've earned. The first time John Follmer met a Purple Heart vet living on the streets after trying - and failing - to get VA benefits, it surprised him.įollmer has been doing homelessness outreach with LA's Veteran Peer Access Network for three years. ![]() They met Chris Brown, center, and offered to connect him with veterans services. Veterans John Follmer, right, and Alejandro Rocha, left, do outreach on on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.
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